Simple — two main source files

The RTOS is composed of two main source files: px5.c and px5_binding.s. Drop these RTOS files into any C main project example, and PX5 is ready to run. No complicated projects and/or linker control file changes.

Using PX5 in an application is also easy: Simply include POSIX pthread.h and add a call to px5_pthread_start to your C main function, as follows:

#include <pthread.h>

int    main()
{

  /* Start PX5.  */ 
  px5_pthread_start(1, NULL, 0);

  /* Once px5_pthread_start returns, the C main function
     has been elevated to a thread - the first thread in
     your system!  */
  while(1)
  {

     /* PX5 RTOS API calls are all available at 
        this point. For this example, simply sleep for 
        1 second.  */
      sleep(1);
  }
}
			

PX5 RTOS is easy to install and use, taking only a few minutes. Use the processor-to-tool binding layer examples as a starting point.

Native POSIX pthreads API support simplifies development.

• This Linux RTOS-compatible API reduces the learning curve for Linux developers new to embedded RTOS.
• POSIX-compatibility enables code sharing between devices that run embedded Linux.